Residents return home at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport on Tuesday as the eight-day National Day holiday draws to a close. (Photo by Luo Bin/for China Daily)
China is preparing for the peak of return passengers as the eight-day holiday will end on Thursday.
In the railway sector, the daily passenger trips on trains have exceeded 10 million for seven consecutive days on Wednesday with more trains put into operation.
On Wednesday, 12 million railway passenger trips are expected, and 1,129 additional trains have been put into operation to handle the spike in trips involving tourism and family visits, according to the China State Railway Group Co Ltd.
The figures were higher than the 11.3 million rail passenger trips made on Tuesday, when 803 additional trains were put into operation.
The railway operator estimated the railway passenger trips would reach 108 million during the holiday.